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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for September 21, 2021
Greetings from the farm.
This week, as the nights cooled, and days shortened, I was reminded of how much of a privilege it is to work with my family. My children and wife are remarkable people, who are hard working, quick learning, and fun to be around. It's easy, in t1 read more »
Summer is hanging on...
It is the summer’s great last heat,It is the fall’s first chill: They meet.–Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
Welcome to the last ten days of Summer! Autumn will officially start at the equinox, which falls on the 22nd of September this year. Between now and then we expect1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 7, 2021
Hi CSA friends! It has been a whirlwind juggling harvest and fall planting this week! We are getting beds prepped for winter spinach and kale, picking tomatoes, seeding beets and the list goes on! Fall is the trickiest time to grow because the crops that like October, don't so much like1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 31, 2021
This time of year we get asked a lot about how heat effects the farm, so I thought I’d share some insights about high temperature vegetable growing. Like many aspects of our farm, we look at this through three lenses; people, profits, and planet. For the people on the farm,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 24, 2021
Good evening from the farm. It's been a busy few weeks on the farm, with personnel changes, vacation times, and a lot of planting to get done for fall... We're excited to see the fall crops getting a good start, and while the temperatures are still pretty intense, the shorter days and c1 read more »
Pop-up Tomato sale for August 24, 2021
It's peak tomato season on the farm!!! That means that it's time to make salsa, sauce, marinara, or canned tomatoes... We've got twenty pound boxes for sale (about the size of a ream of paper) for $30. These are straight field run, which means that you'll have some large, beautifu1 read more »
Special Tomato Pop-up Sale!!! (with Garlic, Onions, Peppers and more)
It's peak tomato season on the farm!!! That means that it's time to make salsa, sauce, marinara, or canned tomatoes... We've got twenty pound boxes for sale (about the size of a ream of paper) for $30. These are straight field run, which means that you'll have some large, beautifu1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 17, 2021
Hi! We have had a lot of transition on the farm recently. There's the transition of veggies - shifting our thinking from summer to fall and winter. There's the transition in weather (it's going to get cooler right?) and there's the transition of personnel. Becca Thompson- who you1 read more »
About the farm
Millsap Farms is a first generation family farm, located just 4 miles north of Springfield Missouri. Curtis and Sarah Millsap, along with their 10 children, farm manager Kimby, and a few interns, apprentices, and volunteers, grow 2 acres of vegetables year-round on their 20 acre farm. They grow a wide variety of vegetables, using organic techniques, never using synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers, and focussing on the health of the soil. The Millsaps have been farming full-time for 17 years, and have a serious long-term commitment to their community to provide high quality produce and a welcoming farm.
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